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WD External Drives External Drives for PC
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Hi everyone.
I got a WD external HD from my son. He is using the Cloud.
What I need help with is removing all the current files on this HD so that it is clean to add my files I want to save. Can anyone of you give me simple step by steps to get this done?
Also, do I need to use the disc to add the software for this HD?
I am not to familiar with this external HD storage, but I think it might be a good thing.
Any help will be more than appreciated.

bullydogg

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just format it. either via Windows Format or WD’s Quick Formatter Software

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Joey

  thanks for the reply. One other question:

  when I attempt to reformat this HD is there any chance that files

on my computer hd will be erased?

  just making sure.

thanks

  Sig
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Windows won’t let you format a Operating System (C:) hard drive … but if you have it partitioned into multiple partitions eg. (E:), (F:), (G), (H:) etc etc

When performing a format, choose the correct letter for the partition on the hard drive you wish to format.

When Using External Hard Drives …

Windows assigns it a letter. eg. (E:), (F:), (G), (H:) etc etc Which to you see in Windows file explorer … and it might also have a name eg. (E:) MYBOOK (it could be anything, since anyone can name it whatever they like)

Remember this Letter .

And when performing a format, choose the correct letter for the hard drive you wish to format.

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click start and in the run command diskmgmt.msc to open disk management

now select ONLY the correct hard drive and with right click select format